I Have Control Issues
March 5
Alex and Matthew discuss the disappearance of Control Center – and how it overlaps with Shortcuts.
How to create a deep link to file in iCloud Drive so you can directly access it later
March 4
Using the Share sheet and Add People to copy a direct link to a file in iCloud Drive, without exposing your data to the outside world.
The Case of the Last Case
February 26
Alex and Matthew reflect on the month’s Apple-related news, giving the hot takes some room and seeing how we’re feeling after some extra context. Plus, there’s a celebrity appearance.
There Are Many Like It, But This Home Screen Is Mine
February 19
It’s the start of Season 2! Alex and Matthew cover their home screens, so open the episode to check out the shots
How to jump between the audio and video of Supercomputer
February 12
When your podcast turns into a video podcast, what do listeners do if they want to watch along? For our show, I’ve build a custom Shortcut to turn Overcast links into YouTube deep links, so you can tune in regardless of the medium.
Behind The Cute Curtain
January 25
Matthew and Alex talk about going from beginner shortcuts to the next level with the “If” scripting action, plus how this all could be a bit easier.
Lightroom adds native Import action to Shortcuts app, first of its kind
January 16
There’s a new action for the Shortcuts app, courtesy of your friends at Adobe. But what about RAW?
The OG GTD
January 11
This week, Matthew and Alex explore some of their holiday experiments, as well as how to value your time as much as you value your computer.
Using Shortcuts to open into Twitter Lists
December 15
How I fixed my Twitter List shortcut – and how to put a bunch of shortcuts in your Today View as a widget.
Automating blog posts for my podcast Supercomputer
December 4
While trying to automate my podcast posts here on my blog, I came up with a helpful shortcut – and wrote 3,000 words explaining my thought process.
I Can’t Be Trusted With A Computer
December 3
This week, Matthew talks about getting his work done entirely on iOS, and Alex talks about her love of tomatoes.
Least Sexy, But Amazing
November 23
This week, Matthew ponders why you can’t get real work done on iOS, and Alex works herself into a tizzy about Pokemon and old men.
No One Is Taking Away Your Computer
November 16
In a caffeine-fueled rage, Alex & Matthew pleasantly discuss the viability of iPad Pros as computers.
Rainbow Gesture
November 9
Your hosts’ iPads have arrived! Matthew wants to change the way we think about the philosophy of Apple, and Alex is very concerned about folios big and small.
We’re in The Medium Place
November 2
Episode 11 is Supercomputer is out – plus, we’re switching to Friday releases.
Look ahead at your day with “Agenda”
October 29
Learn how to build your own Siri-based Shortcuts – starting with a look ahead at your schedule for the day.
Apple Shortcuts: The Bicycle for the Mind is Back, but it’s Electric
October 22
“To me, whether Jobs intended it this way or not, the “bicycle for the mind” is the tool that empowers you to repurpose it for your specific needs, not just to consume things with it, or use it in the same way as everyone else. “
How to make a GIF on iOS: Shortcuts in under 3 minutes [Video]
October 22
Sharing my first “Shortcuts in under 3 minutes” video, plus some improvements that I could make. Please excuse the lack of blinking 🙂
The Allegory of Dark Mode
October 21
Episode 9 of Supercomputer is out – we converted task managers part 2, Twitter, and share a bunch of shortcuts.